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The Lived Experience Of Young Adult Burn Survivors' Use Of Social Media, Marie S. Giordano
The Lived Experience Of Young Adult Burn Survivors' Use Of Social Media, Marie S. Giordano
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The purpose of this phenomenological study was to illuminate the meaning of social media use by young adult burn survivors. Five females and four males, aged 20-25, who sustained burns > 25%, were interviewed. Van Manen's (1999) phenomenological methodology provided the framework for this study. The meaning of the context of the lived experience is described in the five essential themes of identity, connectivity, social support, making meaning, and privacy. These young adult burn survivors, having experienced the traumatic effects of a burn during adolescence, use social media as a way of expressing their identity, while being cautious about privacy. Part …
The Lived Experiences Of Nurses Caring For Dying Pediatric Patients, Danna Leigh Curcio
The Lived Experiences Of Nurses Caring For Dying Pediatric Patients, Danna Leigh Curcio
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
The purpose of this research study was to explore the lived experiences of nurses caring for dying pediatric patients. Nurses and health care professionals may at times have difficulty adjusting and processing when life ends and this may have the potential to interfere with patient care. Reflection on past events and actions enable critical discovery of strategies to benefit both nurses and patients. The method for conducting this research study was from a qualitative phenomenological perspective exploring the lived experiences of nurses caring for dying pediatric patients. The philosophical underpinning of Merleau-Ponty (2008), in combination with the research method of …